Words / B1

TEKST-mes-ij/ˈtekst ˌmesɪdʒ/

A text message (id: text-message) is a written message sent from one mobile to another (also a text or SMS). Email is longer and usually on a computer; a call is spoken. Attendance: a text message is not official absence; call the attendance line.

Meaning

A written message sent from one mobile phone to another (also a text).

Examples

• “A text message is not official absence; call the attendance line.”
• “A text message from the school is the official closure; a parent WhatsApp is not.”

Good to know

a text message; send a text. Close: a text / an SMS. Contrast: an email / a call. Attendance / phones. Countable messages. Mix-up: a textbook is a school book.

Near in meaning

text, SMS

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